30816 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 30816 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 30816, ~24% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 30816 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 30816 leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
30816 runs about 24 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 30816. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+43), a spread of about 47 points.
Why 30816 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 30816, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in 30816 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in 30816 drive to work alone, above 80% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 30816, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 30816 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 30816 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 6 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.